Richard Edlund
Visual Effects • Born 1940-12-06
Biography
Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist and inventor. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, having already founded Pignose amplifiers, and later co-founded Boss Film Studios and DuMonde VFX. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (1978, Star Wars; 1982, Raiders of the Lost Ark), two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a recipient of the BAFTA and Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
22 credits
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Movie • 1999
Himself
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Movie • 1993
Self - Special Effects Director
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie • 2014
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Movie • 2004
Himself
The Creep Behind the Camera
Movie • 2014
Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Movie • 2004
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Movie • 2015
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Movie • 2010
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Movie • 2007
Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Movie • 2016
Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Movie • 2020
Self
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
Movie • 1992
Self
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Movie • 2016
Self
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Movie • 2017
Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
Movie • 2024
Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Movie • 1994
Self
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Movie • 1984
Himself
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie • 2005
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
TV • 2022
Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
TV • 2022
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor